When the powerful king found his throne missing the next
day, he  ordered HIS army to kidnap the other king’s count and force
him to tell where the throne was being hid. The session went as
follows:

king:   Where is the throne?
count:  I cannot tell you.
king:   Then I will have you killed!  Executioner, cut off his
       head!
count:  (as the axe is swinging down…)
       Ok!  I will tell you!
                       THWACK!!!

Moral: don’t hatchet your counts before they chicken.